INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 16, No. 1-3, March-September, 2002 1 New records of Tephritidae (Diptera) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park - II Bruce D. Sutton, Gary J. Steck Florida State Collection of Arthropods Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Gainesville FL 32614-7100, U.S.A.
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[email protected] Don Defoe* Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg TN 37738, U.S.A. Abstract. Thirty additional species of tephritid flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), including historical records, are presented together with information on host(s), if known, distributions, and life histories. This brings the total number of tephritid flies recorded from GSMNP to 46. Introduction distribution in the U.S.A., often into Canada, and reach their southernmost limits in the vicinity of As part of the All Taxon Biological Inventory the southern Appalachian Mountains, at least in being conducted in Great Smoky Mountains Na the southeastern part of their range. Only one tional Park (GSMNP) (Sharkey 2001), we report species has a generally southern distribution that new distribution and host plant records for tephrit reaches its northern extreme in the GSMNP re id flies. Comments regarding previous known dis gion. tributions and hosts are taken from Foote et al. Acinia picturata (Snow) - Cades Cove, 6-14 (1993) unless otherwise stated. Additional records August 2002. One adult was trapped (6m Malaise) were provided in Steck and Sutton (2000). Park at the western end of Cades Cove. New state localities with their corresponding States and Coun record for Tennessee.